Harold Shipman murdered my grandmother. Now I’m playing him onstage
First person

Harold Shipman murdered my grandmother. Now I’m playing him onstage

Grenfell: in the words of survivors – 'We want this play to sit alongside the campaign for justice'
Actor Pearl Mackie in rehearsals
Grenfell

Grenfell: in the words of survivors – 'We want this play to sit alongside the campaign for justice'

Rocky Horror at 50: 'A place for the marginalised'
Nell Campbell, Patricia Quinn, Tim Curry and Richard O’Brien in the 1975 movie adaptation. Image: Everett Collection Inc / Alamy Stock Photo
another dimension

Rocky Horror at 50: 'A place for the marginalised'

'I got a letter saying I had a six-year-old son I knew nothing about. One of us had to grow up'
Si Mack performs his new show, kid, at BEAF Festival in Bournemouth.
real stories

'I got a letter saying I had a six-year-old son I knew nothing about. One of us had to grow up'

As 'I, Daniel Blake' hits the stage, here's why it's needed more than ever
A scene from I Daniel Blake the movie
Theatre

As 'I, Daniel Blake' hits the stage, here's why it's needed more than ever

Dixon and Daughters: Vital National Theatre production shows how trauma can echo through generations of women
Actress Bríd Brennan (Mary) sits on the sofa in Dixon and Daughters at the National Theatre.
review

Dixon and Daughters: Vital National Theatre production shows how trauma can echo through generations of women

Richard O’Brien: The Rocky Horror Show at 50 is a ‘rainbow event’
Tim Curry in Richard O'Brien's Rocky Horror Show
LGBT+

Richard O’Brien: The Rocky Horror Show at 50 is a ‘rainbow event’

Clean Break: A theatre company for women in the criminal justice system
Deborah Bruce and director Róisín McBrinn in rehearsal for Dixon and Daughters
women’s prisons

Clean Break: A theatre company for women in the criminal justice system

A working class community's fight to be seen for who they are... through theatre, bingo and a good feed
Other Side of the River
cost of living

A working class community's fight to be seen for who they are... through theatre, bingo and a good feed

The man who never gave up on peace
John Hume
Good Friday Agreement

The man who never gave up on peace

James Norton: 'A Little Life is the scariest thing I've ever done'
James Norton smiling, in a white t-shirt with a blue jacket
Interview

James Norton: 'A Little Life is the scariest thing I've ever done'

The Great British Bake Off Musical review: Showstopper or soggy bottom?
John Owen-Jones as Phil Hollinghurst (centre) and contestants in The Great British Bake Off Musical
Theatre

The Great British Bake Off Musical review: Showstopper or soggy bottom?

Grenfell System Failure: A rage-inducing inquiry into government buck-passing
Theatre

Grenfell System Failure: A rage-inducing inquiry into government buck-passing

Daniel Mays: 'I had a burning desire to be noticed'
Daniel Mays as Sid in Mike Leigh’s award-winning Vera Drake
Culture

Daniel Mays: 'I had a burning desire to be noticed'

Meet the young, care-experienced theatre-makers breaking stereotypes
Belongings - a play that aims to challenge stigma faced by young people in care. Care Day
foster care

Meet the young, care-experienced theatre-makers breaking stereotypes

Travis Alabanza: 'If I can make an audience laugh then I can make them think'
Travis Alabanza
Interview

Travis Alabanza: 'If I can make an audience laugh then I can make them think'

'The system isn’t an accident': How a playwright is forcing us to ask questions about the hostile environment
A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain
Theatre

'The system isn’t an accident': How a playwright is forcing us to ask questions about the hostile environment

Totoro, the Catbus and the fight to save the natural world
My Neighbour Totoro
nature

Totoro, the Catbus and the fight to save the natural world

A Roman outdoor theatre is finally getting a permanent stage - and a bar
roman theatre
Theatre

A Roman outdoor theatre is finally getting a permanent stage - and a bar

PIP assessments are no laughing matter. Or are they?
Don’t Make Tea is a dark comedy around PIP assessments
Theatre

PIP assessments are no laughing matter. Or are they?